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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · 21h

“We can no longer rely on the rule of law alone,” Bryan Stevenson says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you

Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · 1d

Zohran Mamdani likes staff to meet in-person, constantly pushing them for new ideas. He appears to need little sleep. And he’s talking to scores of officials who worked for previous mayors about how to manage City Hall.

How the 33-year-old may govern New York: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Opinion | Mamdani’s Success or Failure Would Mean a Lot. So How Would He Govern?

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12d

BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · 13d

“I’m not afraid, and I hope you’re not either,” Former F.B.I. Director James Comey says

James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 13d

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · 13d

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · 18d

“If the aim of one faction is to dominate all the others…then discussion is less useful than a willingness to defend liberal society in the face of tyranny and despotism.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o... @jamellebouie.net

Opinion | The MAGA Movement Is Not a Debating Society

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 20d

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · 20d

Obama weighs in on the firing of Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20d

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 23d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Sep 6

There is no American democracy without Black people www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...

At George Mason University, Trump Has Found an Unbending Adversary

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Aug 23

“Unworthy of wealth” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b...

Lisa Cook, Who Broke Ground at the Fed, Faces Attack by Trump

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Aug 13

In a lengthy call in June, Obama congratulated Mamdani, offered him advice about governing and discussed the importance of giving people hope in a dark time.

Others in Obama’s orbit have also shown a keen interest in Mamdani, too.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...

Opinion | Some Democrats Panicked Over Mamdani. Obama Called Him.

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Aug 9

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American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era

With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders.

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Aug 8

……. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Aug 8

Cruelty is a sign of weakness. apnews.com/article/air-...

US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service

The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Aug 7

“South Africa's state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and feeding their bodies to pigs.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

South Africa pig farm murders: Adrian de Wet walks free as he turns state witness

Adrian de Wet says he was forced to throw the bodies of two black women into the pig enclosure.

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Aug 6

A lot happening here

“…donors and allies of Mr. Adams and Mr. Cuomo have pined for weeks for the president to intervene.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/n...

Trump Weighs Getting Involved in New York City Mayor’s Race

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Jul 31

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...

Opinion | ‘The High Road’s Not Available to Us’: Texas Democrats Have Had Enough

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Jul 28

Progressives seem to struggle with Black voters. Democrats with big aspirations may want to get very curious about why.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...

Opinion | Mamdani Has Done Something Special. Progressives Need Black Voters to Make It Last.

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Jul 19

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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thanks Nick! It’s working for me…

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